Senior Compensation Analyst

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.

We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary

The Senior Compensation Analyst is a compensation-focused subject matter expert responsible for designing, implementing, and governing advanced compensation programs across the organization. This role partners with senior leadership to ensure competitive pay practices, compliance, and alignment with business objectives. The Senior Compensation Analyst leads complex compensation projects, provides advanced analytics, and serves as a key advisor on pay strategy. Additionally, this role reviews and provides backup support for the Sales Compensation Analyst.

What You'll Do:
• Manage compensation projects throughout the year such as salary administration, bonus planning, bonus calculations, salary structure revisions and processing out of cycle pay adjustments
• Conduct job evaluations and market pricing for existing and new jobs
• Verify and reconcile data from different systems in Human Resources as well as with Finance and Payroll personnel
• Maintain and implement compensation programs including executive compensation, sales incentives, and broad-based pay structures.
• Maintain global salary structures, career architecture, and incentive frameworks.
• Provide recommendations on pay equity, market competitiveness, and compensation philosophy.
• Conduct modeling and analytics to assess compensation program effectiveness and financial impact.
• Complete and submit salary surveys (Radford, Mercer) and interpret market data for strategic recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and international compensation regulations.
• Review and validate sales incentive calculations and provide backup support for the Sales Compensation Analyst.
• Administer and maintain equity data in Shareworks, including monthly reconciliation, drafting board consents and employee maintenance.

What You'll Bring:
• Five or more (5+) years of experience in a finance or compensation-related role
• Experience with LTI, STI's, executive compensation, sales compensation and broad-based compensation
• Understanding of the financial impact of total rewards programs (financial acumen)
• Experience with Radford, Workday
• Knowledge of job families across typical organization structures
• Experience with variable pay and incentive compensation
• Strong background in analytics and metrics
• Deep expertise and passion for Excel
• Proven track record in designing and implementing compensation strategies
• Team player who thrives on collaboration and influencing without authority.
• Well-developed organization skills with a close attention to details.
• Eager to learn, collaborate, and work in a high growth environment that is fast paced with a willingness to support the team on ad hoc asks.
• Proactive ability to verify and follow through, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with varied stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree (four-year college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Bonus Points:
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or completed coursework
• World at Work membership
• Mergers and Acquisitions experience as it relates to aligning jobs within the organization
• Project Management experience
• Understanding and/or experience with benefits and benefits administration
• Global compensation knowledge
• Experience working in professional services/consulting organizations
• Benefits administration experience

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.

Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.

At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our Human Resources team at [email protected].